inunction

American  

[in-uhngk-shuhn] / ɪnˈʌŋk ʃən /

noun

1. the act of anointing.

2. Medicine/Medical. the rubbing in of an oil or ointment.

3. Pharmacology. an unguent.

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inunction British  

/ ɪnˈʌŋkʃən /

noun

1. the application of an ointment to the skin, esp by rubbing

2. the ointment so used

3. the act of anointing; anointment

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Etymology

Origin of inunction

1595–1605; < Latin inunction- (stem of inunctiō ), equivalent to inunct ( us ) (past participle of inunguere to anoint ) + -iōn- -ion. See in- ², unction

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Example Sentences

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inunction

Pain caused by the stretching of the skin may be relieved by the inunction of the skin with cottonseed or cocoanut oil.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith

When the patient has been brought under the influence of the mercury, inunction may be replaced by one of the other methods, of administering the drug.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

The mercury rub or inunction, under ideal conditions, all things considered, is the best method of administering mercury to a patient with the hope of securing a permanent result.

From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by John H. (John Hinchman) Stokes

It may be induced by inunction, or rubbing in of ointment, as surely as by calomel internally administered.

From The Dog by Dinks

Bonet mentions death after the inunction of a mercurial ointment, and instances of distressing salivation from such medication are quite common.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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